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Cushion Makeover - Printing directly on fabric in the printer!

Today I decided to make another drop cloth cushion, but using the method of printing directly on the fabric from the printer. I chose to use calico to print on. Above is the finished cushion!

Here is what I started with ...

Firstly I grabbed my drop cloth, lay the cushion on it and traced out the size. Then I sewed up the all the sides, except one. In hind site, I might have sewed the calico on first.

Then I chose a picture from The Graphics Fairy website. I cut a piece of calico to A4 size, sprayed a sheet of A4 paper with quilting adhesive spray and stuck the calico on. Then I put it in the printer and pressed print while I held my breath. And guess what, it worked! There are some minor black ink streaks where I think it might have stuck to the adhesive spray, but I'm not too concerned and think this just adds to the character of the print. :)

Then I sewed the calico to the drop cloth cushion and frayed the edges.

Comments

Wow I think this is brilliant! Did you have to set the printer to a certain setting to allow for the extra bulk? And will it be washable do you think?Id like to try this, thankyou so much for sharing!!Gill xx